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Financial Women of San Francisco has been making news in business and financial circles for more than 60 years. Scan the articles below to see all the ways we advance the success of today’s women in finance throughout the Bay Area.
Advancing Careers for 60 Years
Advancing careers for 60 years — In 1956, 17 forward-thinking women in the investment community gathered to create a forum to exchange ideas, share experiences and develop their careers. The Financial Women's Club of San Francisco, as our organization was originally known, was the first organization for executive women in finance in the country. Our mission, then and now, is to advance professionalism in finance and financial services by promoting the development, career progress and leadership of women.
Read moreFWSF Celebrates 60 Years - Meet our 1988 President, Linda Roggemann
What motivated you to join FWSF (formerly FWA) and to serve as President? I joined the FWSF at the urging of Judith Bedell who had been a prior President. We are still friends, in fact she manages our investments — and has done a great job for the last 16 years which has permitted us to travel and own vacation homes...
Read moreFWSF celebrates International Women’s Day, March 8th this year, by pledging to make this world a better place for Women
Read more about the initiatives and goals set out by the United Nations including more about the 2016 theme for International Women’s Day of “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”
Read moreDebbie Messemer, Managing Partner at KPMG and also a member of FWSF writes for Fortune.
Read more about the initiatives and goals set out by the United Nations including more about the 2016 theme for International Women’s Day of “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”
Read moreJanet Napolitano Event Summary
On January 28th, 2016, Financial Women of San Francisco had the pleasure of hosting University of California President Janet Napolitano at a sold out event in which Napolitano shared her thoughts about the University of California and gave valuable insights into how she has achieved the many milestones in her remarkable career. The discussion was expertly moderated by Janet Reilly, host of “The Mix” on NBC.
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